Farming

The IFA has received assurances from the Department of Agriculture that the 70pc advance on the Basic Payment Scheme will commence on Fri, October 16th next.

The decision by the European Commission to prolong anti-dumping measures on Ammonium Nitrate from Russia for another five years is a further blow to European agriculture as Irish farmers will...

The first tranche of 7,900 rural homes under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) will be 'passed' and ready for high-speed fibre within the next 10 weeks, according to Communications Minister...

Here's a quick look at the latest state of play.

Lorries heading for Northern Ireland could quickly back up on to main roads if one encounters a problem with Brexit paperwork at Scottish ports, a senior harbour executive warned.

While meeting the targets under the Government's Climate Action Bill will be a challenge, farmers are ready to play their part, according to IFA President Tim Cullinan

While meeting the targets under the Government's Climate Action Bill will be a challenge, farmers are ready to play their part, according to IFA President Tim Cullinan

While meeting the targets under the Government's Climate Action Bill will be a challenge, farmers are ready to play their part, according to IFA President Tim Cullinan

A point of no recovery may be reached if countries such as Ireland fail to act on the climate crisis, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned.

Ministers face an annual grilling on their performance in cutting greenhouse gas emissions under rules set out it the new Climate Action Bill.

Huge differences in the popularity of online bidding have been reported by marts managers nationwide, as tighter Covid-19 restrictions come into force today.

Farmers are facing a substantial increase in the number of droughts and 50pc more heavy rainfall events by the middle of this century (2041–2060).

Farmers are facing a fivefold increase in the number of droughts and 50pc more heavy rainfall events by the middle of this century (2041–2060).

Food exporters will be hit with tariffs as high as 50pc in January, making it impossible for Irish products to compete in the UK if there is no post-Brexit trade...

Tractor manufacturers are constantly striving to apply digital technology to their product range.

For the first time in nearly a month, I am not the bearer of bad news: factory quotes remained static yesterday.

Despite mart numbers increasing last week, the average price of your bullock and bull weanling at marts pushed upwards.

The standard tipping trailer has been around for a long time and its relative simplicity has stood it in good stead over the years. However, as tractors get bigger and...

In a blow to the beef industry here the new owners of major UK supermarket chain ASDA has committed to sourcing 100pc British beef.

The State's competition watchdog has cautioned the Department of Justice against putting in place barriers to entry to the meat processing sector, the Farming Independent can reveal..

The Department of Agriculture must provide clarity on the terms and conditions that will apply to GLAS contracts if the scheme is rolled over, the INHFA insists.

Andrew Antonov's three-acre farm in Monasterevin, Co Kildare is buzzing with alternative species. Andrew, originally from Ukraine, traded life as a builder for life on the farm as he looked...

Despite the onslaught of Covid-19 and Brexit, and an autumnal raft of stark national economic forecasts, the last two weeks of September still produced a veritable gold rush of land...

Dairy exports to the UK continue to fall as exporters look to diversify in the face of Brexit, new figures from IBEC show.

Young farmers' organisation, Macra na Feirme last year tripled its surplus to €345,760 as membership topped 10,000 for the first time in decades.

There are huge differences from one farm to the next in the level of profits made from beef farming.

“The agri-food sector has survived Covid pretty well,” says Eoin Lowry, head of agriculture at Bank of Ireland.

Researchers are taking to the air and to the fields across the south-east this autumn and winter as work on creating a modern geochemical and geophysical map of Ireland gathers...

I drove along a stretch of road in Clare recently that was flanked by forestry. For one of the most scenic parts of the country, the road was eerie. Sitka...

Irish farming's 'green' reputation is not supported by evidence, the EPA director Laura Burke has told the Department of Agriculture.

IT was a case of go west young man when Peter Murphy found that his dairy expansion options were limited on his home patch in Kilmallock, Co Limerick.

Sudden death in cattle is a terrible sight for any farmer – out early in the morning to herd, and all animals in the paddock come running towards you except...

Sudden death in cattle is a terrible sight for any farmer – out early in the morning to herd, and all animals in the paddock come running towards you except...

Despite the headlines painting them as environmental terrorists, dairy farmers shouldn't despair.

KEEP those hats, raincoats and umbrellas handy - people are being warned to brace themselves for a week of heavy showers as Ireland's weather takes a winter-ish turn.

One of the larger farms to come on the market in Co Westmeath this year is a 140ac residential holding at Castledown,

One of the larger farms to come on the market in Co Westmeath this year is a 140ac residential holding at Castledown,

One of the larger farms to come on the market in Co Westmeath this year is a 140ac residential holding at Castledown,

A batch of horse feed contaminated with a prohibited substance which promotes growth in cattle has massive implications beyond Aidan O'Brien's four non-runners in yesterday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

As Britain's negotiations with the European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal go down to the wire, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his country could trade with the bloc on...